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Mare Nubium

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[mahr-ey noo-bee-uhm, nyoo-, mair-ee] / ˈmɑr eɪ ˈnu bi əm, ˈnyu-, ˈmɛər i /

noun

  1. (Sea of Clouds ) a dark plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 95,000 sq. mi. (245,000 sq. km).


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And last fall the moon took the biggest impact we've ever seen, when a huge meteorite slammed into the area known as the Mare Nubium basin.

From Scientific American • Feb. 25, 2014

Moving faster than 37,900 mph, the meteorite smashed into a region known as Mare Nubium with the force of about 15 tons of TNT.

From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2014

On the W. there is a peak towering 4000 feet above the wall, which is here about 5000 feet above the floor, and 8000 feet above the Mare Nubium.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

"Over the northern shores of the Mare Nubium," replied Barbican.

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward

The broad, dark expanse extending from the north is the Mare Nubium on the west and the Oceanus Procellarum on the east.

From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Serviss, Garrett Putman

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